81R11398 NC-D
By: Homer H.B. No. 4213
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the selection of the presiding officer of the Texas
Medical Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 152.008, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 152.008. OFFICERS. (a) Not later than December after
each regular session of the legislature, the governor shall appoint
from the members of the board a president, to serve in that capacity
at the pleasure of the governor. Notwithstanding any other law or
rule, any member of the board is eligible for appointment as
president of the board under this subsection.
(b) The [, and the] board shall elect from its members a vice
president, secretary-treasurer, and other officers as are
required, in the board's opinion, to carry out the board's duties.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.